Russell Brand has opened up about his recent arrest in Los Angeles, insisting he was fulfilling his “masculine obligation” by “protecting” his fiancee Katy Perry.

The British comic was detained by police at Los Angeles International Airport last month following an alleged clash with a photographer. He was charged with battery and released on $20,000 bail.

The pop star later insisted Brand had become incensed when an over-zealous snapper attempted to take a picture under her skirt, and Brand now reveals he felt compelled to act in Perry’s defense.

He tells British TV show Daybreak, “I tried to fulfill my masculine obligation to protect the woman that I love, but it is subject to legal inquiries – I’ve got to go to court – so I probably have to be careful about what I say in case I land myself into a complicated legal quagmire.”

Russell Brand is urging guests not to expect an extravagant ceremony when he marries Katy Perry this month – he wants the wedding to be as “mundane” and “normal” as possible.

The British funnyman proposed to the pop star in India on New Year’s Eve and they are rumored to be hosting a lavish week-long ceremony in the country to mark their nuptials.

But Brand is adamant his big day won’t be a flamboyant affair.

He tells British radio station Heart 106.2, “It will just be like a normal one (wedding). It will have a first dance, it will have all of them things, like anything else. It’s no more interesting or no less spectacular than any marriage of anybody, so it’s very beautiful and incredible and wonderful, but it’s also utterly mundane.”

And the comic insists the couple won’t be receiving any wedding presents as they have asked all their guests to make charity donations instead.

He adds, “Katy has got a good job, and I’ve got a good job, it seems indulgent to ask for more things, so we’re going to do something more worthwhile and humane with any money that people want to give us.”

WENN.com British comic Russell Brand went back to his bad boy ways for his bachelor party on Saturday – he visited a notorious London strip club with his pals. The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star is …

British comic Russell Brand went back to his bad boy ways for his bachelor party on Saturday – he visited a notorious London strip club with his pals.

The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star is preparing to wed his pop star girlfriend Katy Perry next month, and enjoyed one of his final days as a single man watching his beloved West Ham soccer team beat rivals Tottenham Hotspur with former Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher and comic David Walliams.

He was later joined by TV host Jonathan Ross, director Guy Ritchie and rocker Carl Barat for a meal at Gordon Ramsay’s swanky eatery The Albion before the group hit the British capital’s famous strip club Stringfellows.

And the funnyman was ecstatic to find he had been given a free reign over the venue by owner Peter Stringfellow.

In a post on his Twitter page, Brand wrote, “West Ham beat Spurs and Stringfellow just told me to ‘do what you like’; truly I am the Duke of Essex.”

Funnyman Russell Brand has broken his silence following his Friday arrest for allegedly attacking a paparazzo, laughing off the incident in a series of Twitter posts.

The British star was detained on suspicion of battery after a reported encounter with a photographer as he walked through Los Angeles International Airport with his fiancee Katy Perry.

The pop star insisted he was simply protecting his wife-to-be from snappers who were trying to take an inappropriate “upskirt” shot of her.

Brand, who was charged with battery and released on $20,000 bail, kept quiet until Monday morning when he addressed the matter online – but he didn’t take aim at the pap.

Reaching out to his followers, he wrote: “Thanks for your sweet messages of support. After the tips I picked up in chokey (jail) I’m an infinitely more proficient criminal.”

Brand also posted a cheeky snap of one of his tattoos on the micro-blogging site, joking about finding love with another inmate, who he referred to as “my new homey from the joint.”

But the incident isn’t all laughs for the star – immigration officials are investigating the situation and could revoke his visa over the incident.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services told Britain’s Daily Mirror on Monday: “We are looking into this…

“A charge of battery could result in a conviction for an aggravated felony. Any kind of criminal conviction can lead to a visa being revoked. If a visa is revoked, the person will then be placed in deportation proceedings and this could lead to them being asked to leave the country and not return.”

Dave Hogan/Getty Images British comedian Russell Brand is facing an investigation by police after allegedly attacking a group of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. The “Get Him …

British comedian Russell Brand is facing an investigation by police after allegedly attacking a group of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.

The “Get Him To The Greek” star was walking through airport security with his fiancee Katy Perry to catch an afternoon flight out of the city when he is said to have become enraged by the snappers and hit out at them.

Cops arrived on the scene and were discussing whether to arrest Brand as WENN went to press.

Katy Perry is eyeing retirement in the English countryside, insisting it’s the perfect place to raise a family with her British fiance Russell Brand.

The pop star recently announced plans to obtain dual citizenship in the U.K. and she admits she’s already dreaming of buying a farm in England that she can share with the funnyman.

She tells Britain’s The Sun, “I want to do something quintessentially British like buy a big farmhouse and have our children running around in the fresh air. I would want to do it properly though.

“I would expect Russell to be up milking the cows and collecting eggs from the chickens while I run the farm shop and bake pies.

“It might sound like I am kidding, but once Russell has made all the movies he wants and after I have made all the music I want, it would be the perfect place to start a family.

“England is still so green in parts, and it’s where I would like us to raise our family.”

But the “California Gurls” hitmaker reveals she will spend the next few years in the U.S., adding: “We are buying a great place in New York’s Upper West Side, but a few years from now we need to think, ‘Do we want to raise our children in L.A. or New York?’ They are not the most child-friendly cities. Russell and I have dreams about our children, in Russell’s case ten children, running about in acres of land.”

WENN.com Katy Perry has promised to remain tight-lipped about her romance with Russell Brand – as soon as the couple becomes husband and wife. The “California Gurls” hitmaker has been candid about her …

Perry explains, “I’m not a traditional type of person in general but after we get married we have decided we are not going to talk to the media about our relationship.

“This whole new process is exciting and everyone wants to know the details. But after we are married, we’re not going to say anything about us. When you notice we’ve stopped talking about it, we will finally be married.”

Larry Busacca/Getty Images Katy Perry is adamant she hasn’t “tamed” her fiance Russell Brand – insisting the former womanizer was “ready for a change.” The “I Kissed A Girl” singer is due to exchange …

Katy Perry is adamant she hasn’t “tamed” her fiance Russell Brand – insisting the former womanizer was “ready for a change.”

The “I Kissed A Girl” singer is due to exchange vows with the British funnyman later this year following a whirlwind romance.

Brand’s fans were stunned to hear he was settling down and turning his back on his Lothario reputation, but Perry is adamant she hasn’t forced Brand into responsibility – insisting he “doesn’t have the stamina” to keep up with a string of women.

She tells Britain’s The Guardian, “He knows that I’m young and have friends and a social life, and he was attracted to me. Not, ‘Oh let’s find a version of myself in a female.’ Every once in a while I need to remind him of that and he listens. It’s all about communication. It’s not about taming, because that won’t last.

“Everyone gets saggy t*ts. Not everything stays perfect. We all start to slow down. I think he was ready for change. I mean, you just don’t have the stamina to be in bed with 80 different women a week when you’re 35 and trying to do good work. One of the things that attracted me to him is his brain. He’s one of the smartest men I’ve met. I feel smarter just standing next to him.”